orchotomy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)

WordNet

Or*chot"o*my noun
Etymology
Gr. a testicle + to cut.
Definitions
  1. (Surg.) The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.

Webster 1913